Abstract   Background: Irregular Working hours, including night work and shift work, have been   found to be associated with alteration in various levels of biochemical factors. And some studies have showed association between shift work and blood biochemical disturbances in blood. In this epidemiological study we investigated, whether regular schedule of working hours can minimize the associ...

BACKGROUND Sickness absence is increasing in public work places in Denmark where shift work is common. AIMS The aim of this prospective study was to predict the hazard ratio (HR) of short- and long-term sickness absence due to shift work in Danish shift workers. METHODS A total of 1008 shift workers and 4009 day workers were followed up for short- and long-time sickness absence. RESULTS A...

In developing countries, shift work represents a considerable contingent workforce. Recently, studies have shown that overweight and obesity are more prevalent in shift workers than day workers. In addition, shift work has been associated with a higher propensity for the development of many metabolic disorders, such as insulin resistance, diabetes, dislipidemias and metabolic syndrome. Recent d...

Shift-work, particularly night-work, interferes with the physiological circadian rhythm and has the potential to induce psycho-physiological disturbances. A nurse population was investigated to establish whether shift-work can induce changes in a number of immune variables. Lymphocyte immunophenotype and proliferative response, NK cytotoxicity, cytokines and cortisol were determined in 68 shift...

which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Shift work is a reasonably common form of employment and recently, the number of shift workers has increased rapidly. A Korean working condition survey reported that the proportion of employees involved in shift work increased from 7.2% in Many diseases and h...

dietary factors and the severity of EIB. There is accumulating evidence that dietary modification has the potential to reduce the severity and incidence of asthma and EIB.2 It has repeatedly been shown that a low-sodium diet reduces postexercise airway narrowing2,3 and moderates airway inflammation3 in asthmatic subjects with EIB. It has also been shown that a 3-week fish oil diet, rich in omeg...

The services sector includes industries and administrative programs among these sub sectors: Information; Finance and Insurance; Real Estate; Professional, Scientific and Technical Services; Management of Enterprises and Corporations; Administrative Support and Waste Technologies; Education; Arts, Entertainment and Recreation; Accommodation and Food Service; Other Services; and Public Administr...

In recent decades, the issue of stress and its negative consequences such as violence in the workplace, increased accidents at work, absenteeism and burnout, have deleterious effects on the efficiency and economy. The aim of this study was to determine the occupational stress of pelletizing industry workers and its determinants. This study was descriptive-analytical and cross sectional. Among w...

dietary factors and the severity of EIB. There is accumulating evidence that dietary modification has the potential to reduce the severity and incidence of asthma and EIB.2 It has repeatedly been shown that a low-sodium diet reduces postexercise airway narrowing2,3 and moderates airway inflammation3 in asthmatic subjects with EIB. It has also been shown that a 3-week fish oil diet, rich in omeg...